We finally say goodbye to January, and wave hello to February. This week starts off slowly with a highly anticipated show at the Crocodile with the very talented Alabama Shakes and guests Quiet Life . If you can't get into that one, check out The Family Crest , who wrap up a month-long residency in Seattle, with Valley Fair , and Brite Lines at the Tractor. On Thursday, a couple of KEXP favorites: Nada Surf and Say Hi also play at the Tractor, and on Friday, Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra, [...]
"The Secret Plume" is the latest video from Seattle artist Virgin Of The Birds and it features early video of some very unique dancers. In fact, we saw a similar dancer in The Robot Ate Me's video for "On Vacation", which was eerie and surreal. Here, however, it complements Jon Rooney's melodies, which are often timeless. The video, under public domain, is footage "from La Creación de la Serpentine (La Creación de la Serpentina), directed Segundo de Chomón, Pathé Frères (1909)" as stated on the Abandoned [...]
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"They Wake" is a single released from Jon Rooney of Seattle based band, Virgin of the Birds (named after a translation of a Salvador Dali painting). The band have been releasing music since 2007 and Fugitive Works is the fourth home recorded EP to be released for free since 2009. Check out "They Wake" below along with the music video shot between San Francisco and Las Vegas on Super 8 film. They Wake
Seattle artist Virgin Of The Birds sent me "They Wake", a fantastic song from his new free EP, Fugitive Works . Jon Rooney is the artist behind Virgin Of The Birds, and he has released a bunch of EP's for free from his label Abandoned Love Records . "They Wake" is a song that will distill your heart of all pain and suffering from the past week, and replace it with love and joy. It's a warm compassionate song that is doing me tons of good right now. Try it out below, and download [...]
Jon Rooney from Virgin of the Birds (and Abandoned Love Records) goes about his business pretty damn discreetly, from the distinctly laissez-faire tone of his publicity emails, to the gently confident nature of his music. This, as will be immediately obvious from the very first note, is not the sort of music to get a stupid haircut and demand attention for its greatness. It reminds me of the Scottish Enlightenment in some ways; particularly in the slow-burning, lush confidence with which it so unhurriedly goes about its business. Jon now has four of these beautiful little [...]
zeitloses songwriting wird ihr nachgesagt, ihr zweites album "key" erscheint am 08. februar auf just friends records , die in halifax lebende hat zudem eine klasse backingband (the winning hearts) mit u.a. cello, flöte und akkordeon im gepäck: laura peek - stay sharp sie bieten uns ab 08. märz eine neue ep, "what a pleasure" wird auf captured tracks , dem label der stunde, erscheinen: beach fossils - calyer (via pitchfork) ich hatte sie schon mal, [...]
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There's something about the music Virgin Of The Birds creates that is seemingly timeless. It's absolute, in the present, yet it hints of a time long past. Perhaps it's the simplicity of the songs, with poppy guitar melodies and an ever consistent percussion. The songwriting is where complexity dominates; a lyrical prowess filled with story-like mystery. This mystery has dominated the library Virgin Of The Birds has built. And you can hear it thoughout "They Wake". So, too, can you see [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Baby Teardrops : "Banged in the Heart" from X is for Love (out April 12th) search for more Baby Teardrops posts at Largehearted Boy Cursed Arrows : free and legal Death Rattle [...]
unser aktueller bad panda records track stammt diesmal von der isländerin kristín björk kristjánsdóttir, einem gründungsmitglied von kitchen motors, die musik wie immer unter creative commons license: BY-NC-SA 3.0 und wirklich g'schmackig: kira kira - drakula darling eine feine nachricht erhielt ich dieser tage von jon rooney, der unter seinem alias ganz herrlich töne zusammenfügt, für fensepost hat er einen artikel über big star geschrieben und gleich ein cover mit angefügt, hier der text und nachfolgend der track, gefühlig: virgin [...]
Umm.. nada, absolutely nada this week. Not one single gig I would be likely to go to myself, which is a bit unusual. Still, I am going to Glastonbury for the first time, so this not entirely a bad thing from my perspective. As a good friend of mine pointed out: 'Giving up your job and then off to Glastonbury - it's like the end of your adulthood' . And he's not far wrong. Oh yes, giving up my job, did I mention that? Well yes, as of Wednesday I will be a full-time Toad. Or ToadPRO [...]
Words and music by Jon Rooney, who records as Virgin Of The Birds. To begin with a broad shot of dubious hyperbole, I declare that things have never been better than they were 1973. By things I mean popular art: art that was neither conventionally entertaining by modern tastes nor particularly coherent yet existed in some sort of hazy, avocado mainstream rather than the academy or the crevices of marginelia (sorry, Jazz). The early 1970's, thanks to the persistent adolescent myopia of Baby Boomers and their now five decades of self-lionization, are often derided [...]
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Banquet Years is the third EP in a digital-only series of releases by Seattle-by-way-of-Austin's Jon Rooney, the Virgin Of The Birds mastermind and proprietor of Abandoned Love Records. The album, containing five songs, finds Rooney further expanding his capabilities and musicianship. Opening track "Let Me Be Your Bride" demonstrates his folk-versatility, from the 60s-era bass guitar bop to the borderline experimental tinkering on the keys. Not to mention, the wicked guitar-work radiating in emotive psychedelic hypnosis. From Virgin Of The Birds' early days, [...]
Virgin Of The Birds From: Seattle, Washington, United States Tonight the Devil gives you Virgin of the Birds, a lo-fi indie pop band founded by Jon Rooney as an outlet for Rooney's songs outside of his now defunct Bay Area group, Morning Spy . N amed after a poor English translation of a Salvador [...]
There's almost a jazzy kind of ballroom shuffle to this record, the latest in a series of freely downloadable EPs from Seattle's Virgin of the Birds. I don't quite know what I mean by that, but it's the best way I can think to describe the pace and feel of Banquet Years. I can almost picture Jon Rooney singing this is stuff in a near-empty working men's club which hadn't been redecorated since 1972, dressed in a white tuxedo with a cigarette hanging out the corner of his mouth. Again, don't ask me why, it's just [...]
Hooray for us - possibly the vilest and least romantic Valentine's Day Podcast yet! And before anyone whinges about that picture, go to fucking Wikipedia and complain, because that's where we bloody got it from. I know! Scandalous! Someone should complain. So erm, yes. I don't think we left anyone unoffended this year. I sincerely hope not because I don't like to think of people out there nurturing an anticipated false outrage complex only to be let down. We do not like romance, we do not like being told when to have fun by [...]
Okay. Are you PSYCHED for the WEEKEND?! Snow days, Valentine's Day, President's Day... heck, just any old Friday is cause for celebration. For awesome music. Free music. Even in the face of Google shutting down music blogs without warning (aka #Musicblogocide2k10 ), we here at EAR FARM feel it's high time for another dose of 100 percent free and legal tunes (we think) from our inboxes direct to your ears. Seriously, we're calling these 100 percent free and legal tunes because they're sent to us by record labels and bands themselves with the [...]
news auf cloudberry records , termin für diese schweden ist der zehnte im februar, sahnepoptorte: sad day for puppets - again die zweiten im bunde auf cloudberry sind diese truppe gemixt aus schweden und germans, ihr 2track werk erscheint im märz, dem späten: bonne idée - a dream of you sehr schöne nachricht auch, dass dieser herr nachlegt, seinem exzellenten "proove of love" lässt er ende märz "my hands are on [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Bettie Serveert : "Semaphore" [mp3] from Pharmacy of Love (out March 23rd) Bettie Serveert : "The Pharmacy" [mp3] from Pharmacy of Love (out March 23rd) other Bettie Serveert posts at Largehearted Boy Blue Beard : "Losing You" [mp3] from Looking Towards The Sky: Progressive, Psychedelic [...]
After Sunday's Virgin of the Birds videos , these are the Broken Records songs from the New Year's Eve house gig. The stunning Aleko, above, is an exclusive (ZOMG!!!1!), and will be the b-side to their next single. The lads have also begun work on their second album, which will be out on 4AD some time this year, presumably, and we were treated to an exclusive preview of a song from that album, but I am not allowed to show you that on the internet because it's a secret. See - that's why you should [...]
On New Year's Eve 2009, instead of fighting the crowds in the centre of Edinburgh, we decided to take it a little bit easier and stay back in the house. By sheer coincidence Jon Rooney from Virgin of the Birds got in touch to say that he would be visiting Edinburgh and to ask if there was any possibility of doing something, like a live show or a Toad Session while he was over. We were somewhat restricted by the fact that Mrs. Toad and I were only getting back from visiting the Toads -in-Law on New Year's [...]
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